Rory Hearne (Dublin North-West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Young people are despairing. They are giving up hope that this country will ever provide them with the fundamental need and human right of a home. The people we need - nurses, teachers, doctors, tradespeople and therapists - have emigrated because of the lack of affordable housing. At a housing summit yesterday, Sherry FitzGerald said it is likely that just 25,000 homes will be built this year. That is only half of the minimum of 50,000 homes needed. Rather than turning a corner on housing, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are driving us in circles on a roundabout that is going nowhere. We have yet to see an emergency response from Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to this disaster. The one scheme that is working - the tenant in situ scheme - is being restricted and already we are hearing that local authorities will not have sufficient funding to implement it this year. Will the Taoiseach commit to allocating emergency capital funding to Uisce Éireann, to the not-for-profit bodies and to local authorities to ensure they can deliver homes?

The Taoiseach also said during the election that the target for housing delivery for this year is 41,000 homes. Will the Taoiseach confirm that that is the target and if he expects to deliver it, or is it another misleading claim like he made during the election?

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